Mazy Smashes 19.80 pounds to Take Over Day Two Lead of WON Bass Lake Mead Open with 31.72

Day One Leader Shane Edgar in Second place .74 pounds behind at 30.98. Las Vegas, Nev. – September 19, 2024 –– When the morning of day two of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury commenced with clear skies and little to no wind, not too many could have predicted the storm that would arise later in the day.  Any time there is a bass tournament, the adage that is often repeated is the “somebody is going to catch them.

On day two at Lake Mead, somebody who figured them out better than the rest was pro Julius Mazy. 

The Phoenix, Ariz. pro opened the event with a limit of Lake Mead bass that weighed 11.92 pounds, landing him in a respectable 17^th place.  But his 19.80-pound limit on day two catapulted him into the lead in the pro division with a two-day total of 31.72 pounds.

                                                   BIG BASS 5.99 pounds

Mazy’s effort earned him just short of a three quarter-pound margin over day one leader Shane Edgar from Surprise, Ariz.  Edgar added 14.65 pounds on day two to his first day’s 16.33 pounds to bring his total weight to 30.98 pounds heading into the final day.  He is followed in third place by Grand Junction Colorado’s Bill Brown who added 13.40 pounds on the second day to bring his total to 27.78 pounds and move up one place in the standings. 

Tom Lowery, who opened the event in second place fell to fourth place with 27.50 pounds by posting 11.57 pounds on day two.  Santee, Calif. pro Dennis Kolender rounded out the top five by bringing his second consecutive 12.80-pound limit to the Callville Bay scales to total 25.60 pounds.

Mazy reported that he let some opportunities slip through his grasp on day one but adjusted on day two.  “I didn’t execute yesterday and it cost me three or four pounds on the first day,” he said. "I knew I needed to make some adjustments, so I fine tuned my rotation and was able to capitalize on my primary areas, then found another that would help later in the day – I didn’t expect to even come close to this weight.”

Mazy, who felt his high-water mark for a great day would be between 15 and 16 pounds, said he had that midday.  “I started practicing a little and pulled into a pocket on my way back and culled up with a four pounder,” he reported.  “I’m looking for a certain set of ingredients, and when I find them, I can find quality fish.”

He said he switched things up and started throwing topwater in the morning, then started looking deeper with his Livescope and jighead and minnow as the day progressed.  “I figured out that I wasn’t fishing deep enough with the finesse tactics yesterday, so I had to go deeper today,” he said.  “I also switched up to throwing topwater in the morning with the slick conditions, and that’s what made the difference for me today.”

Edgar flatly said that his day two was one of good fortune.  “I got lucky today, and that’s all I can say about it,” he reported.  “I had three fish at 11:00 and had 11 pounds at 3:30. I made a move into a cut and caught a four pounder, and while I was culling it, Joe Sr. (AAA Joe Uribe Sr.) caught a three and a half that gave us our weight – I’m lucky to be here in contention.”

In the AAA Division, AAA James Scott of Lancaster, Calif. rode his day two pairing with Mazy to the lead with 29.21 pounds, a leap from 57^th place. After helping his pro with a key fish, Uribe Sr. moved into second place on day two with 27.37 pounds.  Third place went to Tyler Bolin of Valley Springs, Calif. with a two-day total of 26.38 pounds.  He is followed in fourth place by Wes Nunley of Washington, Utah with 26.20 pounds and past U.S. Open Champion filling in as a last-minute AAA Nick Salvucci sits in fifth place with 25.47 pounds.

As a result of mechanical failures, 99 boats ventured out onto the surface of Lake Mead for day two of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury.  The top 10 anglers in each division are listed below, for complete standings visit: https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-mead-open-pairings-and-results 

The winner of the 2024 WON Bass Lake Mead Open will earn the Ranger Boats / Mercury Motor prize boat, and the Golden Tickets to the 2025 Bassmaster BASS Nation National Championship will be awarded to the top five Pro and AAA anglers and will further develop the season long competition to see who will receive guaranteed slots into the 2025 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers.

The 2024 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada moves next to the Lake Mead Open September 18 to 20, 2024.  The series will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The full schedule of the five event dates are as follows:

 Jan. 31–Feb. 2, Lake Shasta - Champion Nick Wood – 47.42 pounds

April 17-19, Clear Lake – Austin Bonjour – 83.28 pounds

May 15-17, Lake Havasu – Joe Uribe Jr. – 57.31 pounds

Sept. 18-20, Lake Mead

Oct. 14-16, U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

Local presenting sponsors are Callville Bay Marina, Boulder City Chamber of Commerce and Boulder City Tackle